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OSCE leaders call for utmost restraint in Albania
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRATISLAVA/COPENHAGEN/VIENNA, 28 June 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) George Tsereteli and OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella regret the continuing political tension in Albania and have made the following statement:..
OSCE Presence in Albania works together with Albanian Prosecution, State Police to improve co-operation between Judicial Police and Prosecutors
Publishing date: 25 June 2019
The OSCE Presence in Albania signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Prosecution Office of Tirana and the Albanian State Police, respectively, on 24 June 2019 in Tirana...
OSCE Presence, Swiss Embassy sign agreement with Albania on support to parliament and civic education
Publishing date: 20 June 2019
The Albanian government, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Swiss Embassy signed on 18 June 2019 an agreement for implementing a project to support the Albanian parliament and citizen engagement in decision-making.
OSCE Presence in Albania opens exhibition in Tirana featuring artworks by local fine arts students on topic of corruption
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities
An exhibition with students’ artworks on the topic of corruption opened at Jordan Misja Fine Arts School in Tirana on 10 June 2019. The exhibition showcased 30 of the best works out of 70 that the school’s students created as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania. Through this exhibition, the Presence aims to raise awareness of the topic of corruption by fostering discussion and reflection among the students and the public...
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák on developments in Albania
Publishing date: 10 June 2019
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
Bratislava/Nicosia, 10 June 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák expressed his concern today regarding the latest developments in Albania, which may deepen the political crisis further and bring the functioning of the state institutions to a standstill.
Slovakia stands ready to help make Albania’s 2020 OSCE Chairmanship a success, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák in Tirana
Publishing date: 3 June 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 3 June 2019 – Visiting Albania, which will chair the OSCE in 2020, this year’s OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, reiterated today in Tirana Slovakia’s commitment to supporting the country in preparing its 2020 OSCE Chairmanship...
OSCE Presence in Albania brings young people from Western Balkans together in third edition of Youth Trail
Publishing date: 24 May 2019